Poor Creatures by Yorgos Lanthimos
With Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe…
What is it about? Bella is a young woman brought to life by the brilliant and unconventional Dr. Godwin Baxter. Eager to discover a world he knows nothing about, he runs away with a smart and depraved lawyer and embarks on a dizzying odyssey across continents.
did you know Poor Creatures is an adaptation of Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel of the same name. Director Yorgos Lanthimos wanted to make a film for a long time and even contacted the author, now deceased: “There’s something visually striking and dense, whether it’s the themes it deals with, its humor, the complexity of its characters and its language.
Like the Prince of Ali Marhiar
With Ahmed Silas, Mallory Vaneke, Julia Piaton…
What is it about? Suleiman, 27, a boxing champion in full training for the Olympics with the French national team, sees his next collapse when he breaks bones in his hands after a bar fight. Suleiman is expelled from the team and sent to the Chateau de Chambord, where he must perform his 400 hours of community service.
did you know Ali Marhiar is a big fan of movies about boxing and the noble art. The director started playing this sport at the age of 17 and has long dreamed of becoming an Olympic champion. He recalls: “I could not fulfill this dream because my mother preferred me to stay at home instead of going far. I also have a great passion for history, especially French castles.”
Krisha and the Master of the Forest by Jabeom Park
With Gil-woo Kang, Yeun Kim, Yong-nyeo Lee…
What is it about? Young Krisha, a nomadic reindeer herder, lives with her family in the steppes of the Siberian tundra. When her mother falls ill, Krisha listens to the advice of an old shaman and sets off in search of a mysterious red bear that appeared to her in a dream. He watches over the people of this frozen land and calls himself Lord of the Forest.
did you know Krisha and the Forest Master is the first stop-motion animated film in South Korea since 1977’s Konjwi and Pajwi. This is Jabeom Park’s first feature film directed by Studio Jonah, which specializes in stop-motion animation. .
Pet by Sophia Exarchow
With Dimitra Vlagkopoulou, Flomaria Papadakis, Ahileas Hariskos…
What is it about? Under the blazing sun of a Greek island, entertainers at an all-inclusive hotel prepare for the season under the guidance of the charismatic Kalia. Cardboard sets, costumes and dance performances invade the stage. As summer progresses, the pressure rises, the nights grow longer, and the locust demons awaken.
A Cold Head by Stephen Marquette
With Florence Luare-Kyle, Saabo Balde, Jonathan Cousins…
What is it about? In the snowy Alps, in the middle of winter. 45-year-old Marie distributes cigarette packs between France and Italy with the help of her boyfriend, Alex, a border policeman. When she meets Souleyman, a young refugee who is willing to do anything to join her little sister, she goes on a dangerous spiral.
did you know Stéphane Marchetti wanted to escape Calais, the jungle environment and the beach. The filmmaker didn’t want to do the same thing in fiction that he did in documentary. He also wanted to continue his project in reality: “We filmed in Bryanson, which has been a migrant crossing for more than a century and more than that for about ten years with various migration crises.
Pascal Plante’s Red Rooms
With Juliet Garipis, Lori Fortin-Babin, Elizabeth Locka…
What is it about? Two young women wake up every morning at the doors of a Montreal courthouse to attend the trial of a serial killer who is obsessed with them and who filmed the murders of his victims.
did you know According to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), there are more than 5,000 movies or TV shows listed under the “serial killer” tag. The morbid fascination with them is at its peak these days with all the “true crime” series flooding streaming platforms. However, a strangely understudied phenomenon, both in the written and audiovisual sectors, is the magnetic attraction that women feel towards these killers.
Journey in Pajamas by Pascal Thomas
With Alexander Lafauri, Constance Labe, Lolita Shama…
What is it about? Fifty-something Victor, a sabbatical professor of literature and avid weather forecaster in France, is a free-spirited, friendly dilettante who, with his companion Anna, allows himself to live with the wind. starting to get tired of it.
did you know Pascal Thomas asked some actors he knows well, such as Barbara Schultz, Hippolyte Girardeau, Pierre Ardit and Louis-Do de Lequesaing: “There’s often a lot of gossip in my films, but actually, as much as possible, I’m a loyal director. For example, Barbara Schulz, who plays Victor’s (unfaithful) wife here, started with me. It was for publicity. .We never lost each other again.”– says the director.
Stella, The German Life of Killian Riedhoff
With Paula Berry, Becky Latif, Joel Basman…
What is it about? Stella grew up in Berlin under the Nazi regime. He dreams of a career as a jazz singer, despite all the repressive measures. Finally forced to go into hiding with his parents in 1944, his life turned into a sinful tragedy.
did you know Stella, a German Life depicts the life of Stella Goldschlag, a German Jew who collaborated with the Nazi regime in tracking down Jews hiding in Berlin. Nicknamed “Breple”, it is estimated that his denunciations led to the deaths of between 600 and 3,000 Jews. In 1945, he was arrested and sentenced to ten years of imprisonment in Soviet camps.
After serving his sentence, he was again sentenced to ten years in prison upon his return to West Berlin, a sentence that was not applied to the years already served. After several attempts, Stella Goldschlag committed suicide at the age of 72.
Prima Donna by Marta Savina
With Claudia Gusmano, Fabrizio Ferracane, Francesco Colella…
What is it about? Sicily, 1965. Lia grew up in a rural village. She is beautiful, stubborn and knows what she wants. Lorenzo, the son of the local boss, tries to seduce her. When she rejects him, angry, he decides to take her by force. Instead of agreeing to the forced marriage, Lia takes him to court.
So Close to the Sun by Benjamin Rankul
With Quentin Santarelli, Miles de Ponins, Pierre Menes…
What is it about? Every time he wakes up, the young man appears in a new reality in which he will have a different life. From the amnesiac past, how to escape this nightmare?
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